hand in

verb

Definition of hand innext
as in to turn in

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Recent Examples of hand in The most beautiful moment from their wedding, Foy and La Traverse agreed, was walking down the aisle side by side, hand in hand. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 But before Gudas could extend his hand in the air, Barkov fired a puck at Gudas’ legs, similar to how the team has celebrated at the end of games the past season and a half with Brad Marchand, combining old traditions and new. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 This month, Venus and Mercury both go retrograde in your 10th house, which brings a familiar discomfort that goes hand in hand with being publicly perceived by the world. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 Turn a Family Recipe Into a Pie Plate Fall baking and family recipes go hand in hand. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
  1. turn in
  2. submit
  3. relinquish
  4. will
  5. hand down
  6. dispense
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  • Speaking of guys who turned in the best performance of their career, Cam Schlittler is likely to be the American League Cy Young winner.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The question of who Bob’s successor would be took another unexpected turn in 2017, and by then, a lot had changed for me.
    — Bob Chapek, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn in
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  • There are currently around 1,000 new Pip claims submitted every day in the UK; about 34% are successful.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Holtec International has submitted its Preliminary Safety Analysis Report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of submit
Verb
  • Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And now, after its award-winning world premiere in the Next Wave competition at Fantastic Fest and a major screening at Zurich Film Festival, Schulman is slowly but surely relinquishing control.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of relinquish
Verb
  • Laura squirmed under her mother’s gaze, willed the light to turn green.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Mayfield willed the Buccaneers into the end zone on the opening drive of the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of will
Verb
  • The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mafe rarely put his hand down in Seattle, almost always rushing standing up on the outside.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hand down
Verb
  • The data feed will carry the details of every transaction, including what was dispensed, how much was dispensed, and how it was covered.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Once activated, the malware sends a command directing the ATM to dispense cash without debiting a customer’s account.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispense

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